Raising Hardtop Manually

Raising Hardtop Manually


In case of malfunction, the hardtop can also be raised manually. This procedure should be performed with great care by 2 persons.

Prior to raising the hardtop manually, please observe the following precautions:

IMPORTANT!
- A minimum clearance height of 5.5 ft. (1.65m) and an additional 10 in (25cm) length behind the vehicle is required to lower or raise the hardtop.

- The additional space is required since the roof moves up and the trunk lid back during raising and lowering operations.

- The raising or lowering operations can only be started with the luggage cover and trunk lid closed.

- The raising and lowering procedure is immediately interrupted by releasing the hardtop switch.

- Do not operate the roof while a roof luggage carrier is installed.

- To prevent damage to hardtop or luggage/cargo when lowering the roof:
- load trunk only to the height of the luggage cover,
- do not permit luggage/cargo to raise the closed luggage cover,
- do not place anything on shelf behind roll bars/
NOTE:
To prevent the hardtop from being lowered unintentionally while a roof luggage carrier is installed, keep luggage cover in trunk in the open position.

WARNING!
Before operating the switch for the retractable hardtop make sure that no persons due to inattention are injured by the moving parts (retractable roof, roof frame, and trunk lid).

Hands must never be placed near the roof frame, upper windshield area, hardtop, shelf behind rool bars, or trunk lid while the retractable hardtop is being raised or lowered. Serious personal injury may occur.

IMPORTANT!
Do not manually move corner flaps or rear shelf. Doing so will result in damage to the roof folding mechanism.

A hex-socket, located on the inside of the right-hand cover in the trunk, is required for this job.

1. Open doors or lower windows.

2. For safety reasons. remove key from steering lock.

3. Open trunk.






4.
a) Open right hand cover in trunk and remove hex-socket wrench.
b) Using wrench turn screw (1) of the hydraulic pump counterclockwise to its stop.
c) Keep wrench with you for later use in closing and locking the hardtop.

IMPORTANT!
Do not operate the hardtop switch with screw (1) in the opened position, otherwise the hydraulic pump could be damaged.






5. Expose left and right side cables (2). The cables are located behind the left and right side trunk trim panel covers.






6. First person:
- Briefly pull on handles of cables (2) to release trunk lid hinge locks.
Second person:
- Pull trunk lid rearward by pulling on trunk lid hinge.

7. Close trunk lid, then reopen it by holding each side of its front end, and swing it completely to the rear (arrows).






8. Carefully bring back end of trunk lid down (arrow) until lock (3) audibly engages.
- Pull trunk lid rearward to its stop.

WARNING!
Do not place your hands near the upper windshield area, trunk lid, or between roof panels while the hardtop is being raised and locked. Serious personal injury may occur.






9. Place hands from below on lower section of hardtop (4), and pull hardtop out of its storage compartment.






10. With rear section of roof (5) in a vertical position, place hands on rear section of roof as shown, and guide pins (6) of roof front section in to windshield frame.

WARNING!
Do not place your hands in areas marked X. Serious personal injury may occur.






11. Remove cap from headliner.
To close hardtop:
Insert hex-socket wrench and turn clockwise (7) to its stop.
To lock hardtop:
Turn wrench counterclockwise (8) to its stop.






12. Close trunk lid by placing flat hands near edges (arrows).

NOTES:
- The rear quarter windows can not be closed.